1969 Map of Mt. Jewett

About this map

Mt Jewett and its surrounding Pennsylvania highlands appear as a landscape deeply defined by the energy industry in the late twentieth century. Extensive oil fields and gas fields are plotted across the township lines of Wetmore, Hamlin, and Sergeant, showing the dense network of wells and pipelines that crisscross the Allegheny National Forest. The transportation corridor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad serves as a primary axis, passing through settlements like Kanesholm and Griffiths as it moves toward the borough center. Local heritage is preserved in the location of several country churches, including St Josephs Ch and Nebo Ch, along with the Bridge View Cem. From the small community of Hutchins in the east to the industrial namesake of Burning Well near the West Branch Clarion River, the map documents a region where extractive industry and small-town social life are physically intertwined.